Uma Thurman

Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970) is an American actress. She has performed in a variety of films, from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action films. Following her appearances on the December 1985 and May 1986 covers of British ''Vogue'', Thurman starred in ''Dangerous Liaisons'' (1988). She rose to international prominence with her performance as Mia Wallace in Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film ''Pulp Fiction'', for which she was nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress. Often hailed as Tarantino's muse, she reunited with the director to play the main role in ''Kill Bill: Volume 1'' and ''2'' (2003, 2004), which brought her a BAFTA Award nomination and two additional Golden Globe Award nominations.

Established as a Hollywood actress, Thurman's other notable films include ''Henry & June'' (1990), ''The Truth About Cats & Dogs'' (1996), ''Batman & Robin'' (1997), ''Gattaca'' (1997), ''Les Misérables'' (1998), ''Paycheck'' (2003), ''The Producers'' (2005), ''My Super Ex-Girlfriend'' (2006), ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief'' (2010), Lars von Trier's ''Nymphomaniac'' (2013), ''The House That Jack Built'' (2018), and ''Hollywood Stargirl'' (2022). In 2011, she was a member of the jury for the main competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival, and in 2017, she was named president of the 70th edition's "Un Certain Regard" jury. Thurman made her Broadway debut in ''The Parisian Woman'' (2017–2018).

Thurman won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Film for her performance in the made-for-HBO film ''Hysterical Blindness'' (2002) and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her five-episode role in the NBC musical series ''Smash'' (2012). She also starred in the miniseries ''The Slap'' (2015) and the series ''Imposters'' (2017–2018), ''Chambers'' (2019) and ''Super Pumped'' (2022). Provided by Wikipedia